Meredith for Real: the curious introvert

Nikki Eisenhauer is a licensed professional counselor, chemical dependency counselor, and professional psychotherapist. She is also an incest & abuse survivor. In this episode, we discuss if trigger warnings are a tool for healing or a crutch for victimhood, we explore symptoms that your entire childhood may warrant a trigger warning, what actual trauma is, how not to manipulate ourselves & the best way to support those with trauma without absorbing their pain.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 136: VIRTUE SIGNALING: CAN WE MAKE IT STOP? NACHOS & NARCISSISM Guest: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/boundaries save $100 using code MEREDITH | https://www.instagram.com/nikkieisenhauer/ | https://linktr.ee/nikkieisenhauerllc | https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass | https://www.emotionalbadass.com/ | https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadassHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Chris Bledsoe is considered the most credible experiencer in the world of phenomenon, someone whose experiences have been studied by NASA, the CIA, academics & the defense intelligence agency. he is set apart from many other experiencers in that he is a deeply religious man who continues to experience rejection & judgment from his spiritual community for sharing his message.But what others have labeled separate from God, he believes is connected and today he’s going to share his insight of faith & phenomenon as we ask the question, “Are aliens & angels the same thing?”If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 148 with Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka: ARE TECHNOLOGY, RELIGION & UFOs CONNECTED?If you like my podcast, be sure to follow That’s Absurd, Please Elaborate https://thatsabsurdshow.com/Guest: https://ufoofgod.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/christopherlentzbledsoe/ | https://twitter.com/ufoofgod | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-bledsoe-6334b24/Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

The Ysleta community of El Paso sits near the Mexico border & is known for its paranormal activity. Leon Baker was a border patrol agent for 23 years where he experienced paranormal activity like ghosts, shadow people & unexplainable thermal readings. In this episode, he shares his ghost stories as well as a few surprising immigration stories.This episode originally aired Oct, 3, 2022.If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 159: IS HAWAII HAUNTED? HISTORY, PELE & PIZZAIf you like my podcast, be sure to follow That’s Absurd, Please Elaborate https://thatsabsurdshow.com/Guest: http://www.elpasoghosttours.com/ | https://www.facebook.com/epghosttours/ | https://www.instagram.com/elpasoghosttours/Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Brenda McPhail is at the intersection of technology, civil liberties & human rights. Her PhD is in the social impacts of tech, with a focus on surveillance & privacy in areas like workplace surveillance, health information privacy, & AI regulation. She’s currently the Acting Exec Dir of the Master in Public Policy in Digital Society program at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. In this episode, we explore the medical advancements brain computer interfacing may bring us, how could change our idea of consciousness, how Florida & China have used brain fingerprinting to solve crimes & mitigate workplace violence, how Chile has amended their constitution to support thought liberty, consent vs convenience & what you can do to protect your privacy.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 168: WELCOME TO THE FUTURE: AI, SMART CITIES & DATA NESTING DOLLSGuest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-mcphail-49222115/ | https://twitter.com/BJMcPHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Nina Teicholz, journalist & author of the New York Times’ Best Seller, The Big Fat Surprise, shares how college professor, Ancel Keys, was at the root of the widely unquestioned nutrition policy of the diet-heart hypothesis that states low fat, low cholesterol is THE heart health anthem of the USA since the 1950’s, yet heart disease killed 700,000 Americans in 2020. In this remastered episode, you’ll hear why your doctor is probably not equipped to give you nutritional advice, why institutionalized nutrition impacts you, the difference between polyunsaturated, saturated & monounsaturated fats, privileged nutrition & paid hecklers.This episode originally aired in a two part series November 22 & 29, 2021.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 193: COULD KETO CURE CANCER? RESEARCH & MYTHSGuest: https://www.nutritioncoalition.us/  |  https://ninateicholz.com/  |  https://twitter.com/bigfatsurpriseHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Dr. Elaine Kasket is a cyberpsychologist whose private practice & daily life frequently puts her at the intersection of technology & psychology. She’s ALSO an American Mom living in the UK, who wants nothing more than to display her own pride in her child & stay in touch with stateside relatives. In this episode, we talk about sharenting: the impact of curated personas, parasocial relationships & learned helplessness. She shares shocking data about where the majority of paedo content is sourced from, why your child’s online data cache is being purchased by health insurance companies & why having a private account may not be enough.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 175: WHAT IS A DIGITAL GHOST? THE DATA OF THE DEAD & DEEP FAKESGuest: https://www.elainekasket.com/ | https://twitter.com/elainekasket | https://www.instagram.com/elainekasket/ |https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/still-spoken/id1538158812  Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Kym Wootton was a 42-year-old C-suite executive, running 3 departments & making a six-figure income in Boulder, CO when she wondered if life could look different. In January of 2023, she began an adult gap year – a hard reset, leaving her company of 13 years. In this episode, she shares about tolerable levels of unhappiness, the stigma on those who work from home, & downshifting from the grind mentality.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 128: IS A 4 DAY WORK WEEK COMING? RECALIBRATING BALANCE (PART 1)Guest: https://www.instagram.com/kymmersfullofsunshine/ | https://kymwootton.com/Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Dr. Michael P Masters is a professor of biological anthropology at Montana Tech University. Part of his research draws on anthropology, astronomy, physics & astrobiology to investigate UFO phenomena, specifically the premise that aliens may be our human descendants, returning from the future to visit & study their own hominin evolutionary past. We discuss why thinking about this is more than just entertainment, the possibility that UFOs could be time machines, free will vs feel will, ancient alien theory & why time travel *isn’t* like Back to the Future.If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 148 with Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka: | ARE TECHNOLOGY, RELIGION & UFOS CONNECTED?Guest: https://www.instagram.com/morphotime/ | https://www.facebook.com/idflyobj/ | https://www.amazon.com/Identified-Flying-Objects-Multidisciplinary-Scientific/dp/1733634061 | https://idflyobj.com/  | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-michael-p-masters-3694857/Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

To celebrate our 200th episode, I’m answering listener questions & sharing three life lessons podcasting has taught me & how they can help you too.Episodes mentioned in this episode:Ep. 131 | Active or Passive Curiosity? Cultivating Confidence, Adventure & Reward HormonesEp. 128 | Is a 4-Day Work Week Coming? Recalibrating Balance (PART 1)Ep. 36 | Paid to Adventure: Travel Show Host Shane ReynoldsEp. 119 | Interviews that Changed My LifeEp. 9 | Getting Ripped Without a Gym: Steps to Functional StrengthEp. 130 | Barefoot in Canada: Rewilding, Brain Fog & StarbucksHost:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Hope Kelaher is a licensed clinical social worker, friend therapist & the author of Here to Make Friends: How to Make Friends as an Adult. She believes that meaningful friendships should be staples, not accessories. In this episode, you’ll hear the three types of friendship & how to make new friends after a job change, a family change (like divorce) & retirement. She also covers humanizing social media, the role of reciprocity & being aloof vs smothering as a friend. If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 144: DO I HAVE ANY REAL FRIENDS? RECALIBRATING POST-PANDEMICGuest: https://hopekelahertherapy.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/thefriendshiptherapist/  | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hope-kelaher-lcsw-1230781a/Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovert1 to save 20% off anything you order | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/